smart contracts

Financial Stability Board: Blockchain Could Raise Cross-Border Data Issues

The Financial Stability Board has published a new report on fintech raising questions about data privacy and smart contracts.

By Stan HigginsJun 27, 2017

A lawyer breaks down the existing legislation that determines whether smart contracts are smart, legally binding or a even contract at all.

Thomson Reuters bets on new revenue for its data from firms involved in blockchain consortia efforts, R3 and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

An effort to disrupt the ethereum blockchain was quickly put down today by a team of network developers.

By Alyssa HertigJun 1, 2017

RSK Labs has received $3.5m in pre-Series A funding and opened up its production testnet to the public.

By Amy CastorMay 22, 2017

By Amy CastorMay 20, 2017

A new tool from Cornell's famed IC3 lab allows ethereum smart contracts to obtain and send information more securely.

By Amy CastorMay 17, 2017

The value of ethereum's ether token has jumped by about 900% since the start of the year, but there is a downside to that success.

By Alyssa HertigMay 10, 2017

An upgrade to the litecoin codebase is inspiring new strategies from blockchain developers seeking eventually to build on bitcoin.

By Alyssa HertigMay 8, 2017

Insurance consortium B3i is in the middle of a "sprint" to complete a smart contract to help more efficiently protect risky property.

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